Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-18
1 RULING.
Local Option in Force in Counties
which had Adopted 1t Before the
Late Law Took Effect.
The Austin City Council Prepared to
Order New Ele C ion II Mayer NaIIe
Does Not Withdraw His
Resignation.
A Hand Clearly Out On-A Hxng Jury
6uAmary of Criminal Business Ia
the SAINT. Daring the Year.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Dec. I'm answer to
8 county oAcial, Attorney General Hcgg
advises that the late act increasing
the penalty of violation OF local option
did not revoke local option in those
counties which had adopted 1t before the
late act took effect. For mode of pro-
cedure and the penalty to be inflicted in
such cases see articles Is and II,
page two of the Penal Code.
Five thousand dollars OF school bonds
of N ,ntsgue county were registered by
the Comptroller to day.
Treasury deposits to-day $4,000.
The Comptroller is sending out invent
ory blanks to assessors for assessment
NJ II year.
A caucus of the City Council this even
ing met in secret and determined to order
smother election for Mayor if Mayor
Nalle declines to recall his resignation.
The jury in the csse OF Mrs. Anna
Hucherson, charged with poisoning her
husband, after being out sixty-eight
hours, failed to agree to day, and were
discharged. They stood, seven for life
and Ave for acquittal.
| 4 deplorable accident occurred in the
| book room at the Deaf aud Dumb Iusti-
tute this morning by which Mr.. Theodore
A. Reisner lost his left band. Mr.. Refs
ner has been assisting in the book room
at the Institute for some time as an ex-
pert, and this morning while using the
steam paper cutter, trimming down loi
of department reports, he reached under
the knife TO remove some Of the reports,
when its keen edge suddenly de-
sceuded, striking his left arm dag
onally from the wrist to the
elbow and cut it Off in an instant. The
blade divided his sleeve button and cut
his shirt sleeve Off. 1t was a horribly
clean, smooth cut, and the shock TO the
nervous system Of MIR. r isner will BIT
very great. Blood spurted every where
Surgical cid was summoned, and the pa.
tlent is now doing Well.
One or two unimpOrtant charters
were fled to-Gsy.
Mr.. Oliver, clerk in the Attorney Gen
erals flee, has prepared q general sum-
mary Of the criminal business of the state
during the year. AS far as the offieis
reports are furnished they show as fol.
lows:
Fer arson-There were 43 Indictments,
II trials, convictions, no scquiltals.
For hurglary-s61 Indictments, 24i
trials, 19l CONVICTIONS, aad Is acquittals
For embt zzlement-97 indictments, 2f
trials, IS convi, t IS, and lS cqnittsls.
For forgery, 1877 Indictments, ~ trials
63 convictions AID II scquittsls.
FJr murder, $50 indictments, 22l trials
SO convictions and 125 acquittals
For perjury, 1l3 indictments, 80 trials
is convictlons and Is acquittels.
For rape, So indictments, 80 trials, Il
convicted and l6 acqaittals.
Fur robbery, 60 indictments, 25 trials
Is convictions and Is -cquittals.
Thefts and feloniss,Sle indictments 2i
trials, $50 convictions and 3Sl acquittals
Other feionies, 1924 Indictments, 500
trials, 285 conviction and 224 acquit as
Total felonies 1899, indie ments 1000
trisls 1928, cow ,ctlons S29, acqu ttal'
1851, lie pres 50, and penoiag $3.50.
Misdemeanors: Eight thousand snt
seven indictments, 222 informations, 81
TRIALS, ia convictions, 264 ecquittsls, 635
mol pros, 105 quashed, aud 1910 peDdl z
Total felonies and misdemeanors, IL.
305; indictments 1920; lniorma ions
2s7l; trials, 1862; convictions, 1898; &C
qulttals. 22l4; noIle pros, 100, ana pend
ing, 1855.
TIE Ienalties incurred were as folio vs
Death penalties, s; life Imprisonment
IA; total years in the peniieutlary, 403l4
average years in the penitentiary, 81
total tines imposed, S534l4